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Dear Mom,
Once I was your little girl, % H" t, A: V2 \( C1 p8 w; ^And how you cared for me.0 t0 V# k: z, L* e4 n9 `
You gave me love and tenderness,2 ?$ [" m |: b6 `3 a9 Y& h
and taught me who to be.
You watched me grow and learn. J! ?- p0 \4 M% C
And caught me when I fell.% o0 k- ]0 H; V2 u. U% t
Encouraged me to do my best8 ]7 z3 p a0 y& D( o
Proud, even when I didn’t do well.
And now that I’m a woman# }5 A, f) v( I% W
You still are there for me. 1 _) K/ O, U, f' HSupporting me in all I do7 }, i' |9 I6 J0 B; z
Yet allowing me to be free.
The love I have for you, ! R, [4 f1 M! _ G# G6 D4 yNo words could ever say. , ]1 U( r+ S" ]4 }7 }+ ~2 mYou’ve made me everything I am . w: Q' o' s* NAnd I am thankful every day.1 B2 h* q/ p/ m* H' ]+ o- e
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But You Didn't $ Q7 t X6 Y; q: C7 u0 i) i% b j1 N2 O/ Q
Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and dented it? 0 y+ Z; ~3 f2 h" I3 _I thought you'd kill me, but you didn't. : t; g! L+ \, }7 Z8 u3 U, ?* h 7 l# G" D. w: r9 G* n+ a. mAnd remember the time I dragged you to the beach, and you said it would rain, and it did? " Y' A) K! R6 b; m' M
I thought you'd say, 'I told you so.' But you didn't. , ?! q+ {/ h0 h- a% ~5 c
2 L3 M0 v! K9 q2 q4 K- \Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous, and you were? 6 C+ D a4 |; ?# ]6 z5 V Y0 EI thought you'd leave, but you didn't. 7 H! x5 ^; F- L9 i& }, d o2 M: |0 u5 t& f: H# c* Q8 p+ n
Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug? 3 y# j4 Y0 o- X2 h; A) l+ KI thought you'd hit me, but you didn't. 0 M: `" r; i1 S* ~9 l; l9 x- Z4 U( J! I
And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans? , z$ A" d: i+ X% T0 g' I4 P+ `I thought you'd drop me, but you didn't. C+ U% z" F3 H$ a0 N4 B+ C/ {2 i2 `
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Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do. 3 V! e) k- X9 W+ x7 H& }% ?But you put up with me, and loved me, and protected me. 8 b% t/ h2 }- b0 _! M! S: N' j3 e
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There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Vietnam. ) r) F1 E0 D: l! Z ( T0 S( a+ b7 l9 w. sBut you didn't.